It seems there isn’t much question about whether the San Francisco 49ers want to sign quarterback Brock Purdy to a contract extension this offseason.
General manager John Lynch didn’t mince words at his end-of-season press conference, saying “I think what we know about Brock is that he’s our guy. We’ve got, we have interest in Brock being around here for a long, long time.”
How much Purdy gets paid remains to be seen, and there’s no consensus on where exactly his deal winds up from an average annual value perspective.
The Athletic’s Dianna Russini in a podcast with Robert Mays, said she thinks a deal in the $55-60 million annually will be the sweet spot for the 49ers and their franchise QB.
“Yeah, I think that’s going to be the number that they wind up sitting at,” Russini said via the Athletic. “I think the agent is going to try to get more but they’ll wind up settling in that area.
“Let’s make it clear though, I don’t think Brock Purdy’s sitting there going, ‘I’m demanding I want to be the highest-paid quarterback.’ I think for Brock Purdy if it was up to him he’d probably make a little bit more than he is now as long as he can drive his Toyota. I don’t think this is the type of player that’s in this to be the richest man in football. I think he just wants to be paid what he’s worth and continue to try to improve it and get them a Super Bowl.”
A $55 million average annual value would fall in line with recent extensions for Trevor Lawrence, Joe Burrow and Jordan Love. It would come up short of Dak Prescott’s $60 million AAV.
It wouldn’t be crazy if Purdy asked for a deal commensurate with those of Love and Lawrence considering he’s already accomplished more than both signal callers.
However, if Purdy truly isn’t worried about resetting the market at his position, his deal may fall in below those marks which would allow him to be well-paid while also giving the team some breathing room to continue building a strong roster around him.